<?php

defined('SYSPATH') or die('No direct script access.');

/**
 * Abstract controller class for automatic templating.
 *
 * @package    Kohana
 * @category   Controller
 * @author     Kohana Team
 * @copyright  (c) 2008-2011 Kohana Team
 * @license    http://kohanaframework.org/license
 */
abstract class Kohana_Controller_Template extends Controller {

    /**
     * @var  View  page template
     */
    public $template = 'template';

    /**
     * @var  boolean  auto render template
     * */
    public $auto_render = TRUE;

    /**
     * Loads the template [View] object.
     */
    public function before() {
        if ($this->auto_render === TRUE) {
            // Load the template
            $this->template = View::factory($this->template);
        }

        return parent::before();
    }

    /**
     * Assigns the template [View] as the request response.
     */
    public function after() {
        if ($this->auto_render === TRUE) {
            $this->response->body($this->template->render());
        }

        return parent::after();
    }

}

// End Controller_Template
